Dance

“I was part of the contemporary dance scene at the point when everyone was pushing for equality, respect of all people and the idea that all people could dance,” says Alito Alessi, artistic director of DanceAbility International. “But no one was doing anything about it, including myself. So I said, ‘Well, what would it look like to do what we say we all believe in?’”

Forget rabbits with pocket watches. Forget tea parties. Forget Alice in Wonderland. Work Dance Company director and choreographer Nathan Boozer wants to take you down another rabbit hole into his Wonderland, an upcoming Feb. 15 show at the Hult Center that takes a look through the hip-hop looking glass at lands filled with music, butterflies, candy, zombies and Lady Gaga.

Does wrath look like a pop, lock and drop or a ball change? And envy? Perhaps an axel turn or a stag leap? Pride is most certainly jazz hands. In 7Even, the Dance Factory takes on all seven cardinal sins to show us how even the best of intentions can go wrong. Artistic director Roshny Bhakta has put together a show based on our deepest and darkest human urges. “We’re going for a kaleidoscope of emotions,” she says. “In the greed category, for example, you’ll see different pieces conveying the idea of being rich and overwhelmed by it.” 

Work Dance Company is about to grace the Hult Center with a performance that can only be described as all-encompassing.

“We are about bringing raw and honest dance to the stage,” says choreographer and LCC dance alumnus Nathan Boozer. “This is a full-scale production. It’s theatrical and high energy.”